general internet news - 17 October

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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Irish internet advisory board urges parents to 'Get
with IT'
The Irish Internet Advisory Board (IAB) has called on
parents to get involved in the new media world of
their children, to share it and enjoy it.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1005/ie.htm

us: Sexual Predators Lose an Outlet
Chat rooms promoting sex between minors and adults
will no longer be hosted by Yahoo, after the ISP
reaches an agreement with a couple of crusading
attorneys general.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,69188,00.html

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/12883234.htm

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16906363%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
 http://internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3556196

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/13/yahoo_clamps_down/

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9905975

uk: Clampdown on chatrooms after two strangers die in
first internet death pact
Internet companies are being urged by the Home Office
to make so-called suicide websites and chatrooms more
difficult to access. The move comes after two
strangers forged Britain's first internet suicide
pact, dying side by side two days after making contact
for the first time on a chatroom dedicated to
discussions about suicide.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1589332,00.html

uk: Parents Offered Latest Filtering Software Through
29,000 Schools
As the new academic year gets underway, parents face a
series of concerns about their children?s necessary
access to the Internet from home - for research,
school projects and general leisure use.

http://www.net4now.com/isp_news/news_article.asp?News_ID=3281

au: Student bullied over porn lookalike
A TEENAGE girl has been shocked and humiliated after
students at her private school distributed a porn
video they thought she starred in.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16933910-421,00.html

China arrests over net obscenity
CHINA has arrested 101 suspects since police started
to crack down on internet obscenity in August.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16915990%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=31493

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/101-held-for-obscene-net-activity/2005/10/14/1128796681229.html

ir: Judges shut conservative Iranian site
A conservative Iranian news website linked to former
presidential candidate Mohsen Rezai that accused the
Islamic republic of being too soft over its nuclear
program has been closed down.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/judges-shut-conservative-iranian-site/2005/10/14/1128796692656.html

us: Confronting Bullies Who Wound With Words (free for
few days; sub then req'd)
As middle-school meanness moves to the Internet, new
ways are devised to help the victims.

http://nytimes.com/2005/10/16/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/16lijour.html

Cyber Bullying Taking a Toll on Today's Youth
Kids are definitely reaping the benefits of
technology, but some are exploiting it for a new,
cruel form of bullying.
 http://www.kndu.com/article.src?ID=36686

us: Gov't vs. Pornography
This is a long article with lots of links. This is a
summary of anti-pornography articles I've found in
recent days. Everyone should remember,
anti-pornography movements are an erosion of our first
amendment rights. You may not like seeing porn. If so,
don't look at it.

http://freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4724

us: QWEST AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING &
EXPLOITED CHILDREN JOIN ARIZONA LEADERS TO HELP FIGHT
INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN (news release)
Qwest has partnered with the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to co-develop the
Qwest Connected Family Online Classroom. The Arizona
Parent and Teacher Association (AZ PTA), Arizona
Attorney General Terry Goddard, and members of the
Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
(ICAC) participated in the kick off of this statewide
parent and guardian education program.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2151

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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Cybercrime Will Hurt Fragile Economy
Some damaging business news reported last week will
further hurt Kenya's fragile economy - unless the
Government moves speedily to reassure the
international business community.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200510120761.html

in: Google Satellite Photos Worry India Leader
Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed concern
Saturday about a free mapping program from Google
Inc., warning it could help terrorists by providing
satellite photos of potential targets.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INDIA_GOOGLE_TERROR

uk: The internet and the draft Terrorism Bill
The draft Terrorism Bill contains controversial
measures dealing with the detention of terrorists, the
criminalisation of those planning or preparing a
terrorist act and the prohibition of the encouragement
or glorification of terrorism.
 http://www.out-law.com/page-6221

uk: Internet firms cash in on demand for £9-a-tablet
anti-viral drug (free for few days; sub then req'd)
Thousands of people risk being "ripped off" by
internet firms cashing in on the panic buying of drugs
to guard against bird flu.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article319739.ece

us: On the hunt for smut
Lee Malkow has a disgusting job. To her, the Internet
is a hunting ground filled with obscene images of
exploited children put there by people who profit from
their pain. It's her job to stalk the predators.

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/10/14/100loc_smut001.cfm

uk: Paramedic struck off for net scam
A former paramedic accused of trying to sell medical
equipment on internet auction site eBay told a hearing
he did it to pay a child support debt.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/4342750.stm

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SPAM
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New system responds to challenge of spam
A new service will allow email users to stop unwanted
emails ever reaching their inboxes. Unknown senders
are introduced and need to be approved before mail is
delivered.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1005/priocon.htm

EU confronts spam problem
Many of the European Union's member states are working
together to combat unsolicited emails. The EU itself
has taken legal steps to prohibit spam, and also works
with the OECD and ITU on the issue.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1005/eu.htm

au: NetAlert supports anti-spyware initiative
NetAlert supports a national campaign in Australia to
help rid the nation?s computers from the dangers of
spyware. The campaign was launched in September by the
Internet Industry Association (IIA) and is directed at
all Australian internet users - corporate, small
business and home users alike.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1005/au.htm

Nigeria set to criminalise spamming
Nigeria is considering making spamming a criminal
offence for which senders of unsolicited emails could
be imprisoned for at least three years.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,16559,1592569,00.html

Microsoft, Nigeria fight email scammers
Microsoft has announced an anti-fraud partnership with
Nigeria, the country of origin for some of the
Internet's most notorious email scams.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=9930041

dk: You've got spam! - soon to be history
Spam is one of the greatest nuisances of the internet
user. Now, a code of conduct for internet providers
has been launched in Denmark.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1005/dk.htm

Hungary campaigns against spam
Member organizations of Friendly Internet Forum (BIF)
have recently signed a contract with the Hungarian
National Telecommunications Authority to launch a
wide-ranging campaign against spam.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1005/hu.htm

us: Spammers must shut websites, judge says
A Suffolk Superior Court judge has ordered Boston-area
''spammers" to permanently shut down dozens of
websites that sold such products as counterfeit
prescription drugs, pirated software, and pornography.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/10/12/spammers_must_shut_websites_judge_says/

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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nz: Teenagers research drugs on internet
Some teenagers are using the internet to research
drugs before perusing medicine cabinets for their
chosen high, a counselling centre says. 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10350419

uk: E-mail habit can make you fat
HEALTH advisers are warning that the e-mail revolution
has turned office workers into sedentary ?screen
slaves? who no longer even get exercise by walking
around the office.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1827841,00.html

us: 'God Bloggers' Head to National Conference
What would Jesus blog? That and other pressing
questions drew 135 Christians to Southern California
this weekend for a national conference billed as the
first-ever for "God bloggers," a growing community of
online writers who exchange information and analyze
current events from a Christian perspective.
 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOD_BLOGGING

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Tablet PC's Reach for the Masses (free for few days;
sub then req'd)
Tablet PC's, the portable computers with pen-based
abilities, have been around since November 2002, but
so far have not been widely embraced by consumers or
businesses. The devices made up fewer than 2 percent
of the notebook computers sold worldwide in 2004,
according to analysts who track PC shipments.

http://nytimes.com/2005/10/13/technology/circuits/13basics.html

http://iht.com/articles/2005/10/14/business/pttablets15.php
(free)

br: Minister of counterculture
Gilberto Gil is a musical legend - and a senior
Brazilian politician. He tells Oliver Burkeman how his
country hopes to challenge poverty - and Microsoft -
by sharing ideas for free.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,16559,1592359,00.html

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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nz: Child-porn man gets 3 1/2 years
An internet child pornography offender found with
pictures including "abhorrent and repugnant" images of
a 3-month-old baby was yesterday sentenced under tough
laws introduced by Parliament this year.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10350367
 http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/619661

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=55835&c=w

uk: Student ran child porn ring from internet cafe
A SCOTTISH student ran a child pornography ring from
an internet cafe, a court heard yesterday.
 http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2091472005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4342522.stm

uk: Arrests in dawn paedophile raids
Police in south Wales have arrested 20 people as part
of a week-long crackdown on paedophiles using the
internet.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4340210.stm

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